Thousands under evacuation orders in northern LA County in first significant wildfire outbreak since fatal fires
Source: cnn
Updated 6:36 PM EST, Wed January 22, 2025
Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near the town of Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.
The fire grew to more than 5,000 acres in two hours, and residents in the immediate vicinity of Castaic Lake are under mandatory evacuations, according to the LA County Fire Department. The unincorporated community of Castaic is about 15 miles northwest of the city of Santa Clarita and borders the Angeles National Forest.
As of 3 p.m., the fire was 0% contained and impacting both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, Cal Fire said. Approximately 19,000 residents are under evacuation orders, while 16,000 are under evacuation warnings, a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday afternoon. .............................................
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